Boulder will celebrate new mural program, install sculpture on Nov. 2

Artist Lindee Zimmer paints a mural on the garage door of a home on 21st Street in August as part of the Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program. (Jeremy Papasso / Staff Photographer)

Boulder's Office of Arts and Culture on Nov. 2 will celebrate the Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program. The evening will include installation of a sculpture by Erick Johnson and guided tours by bus and bike to view 10 murals recently installed throughout the city as part of the mural program. Workshop8 was one of the commissioned studios participating in the project.

The Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program was launched earlier this year in an effort to support new artwork commission on residential properties throughout Boulder. The program receives about $2,500 for each mural project from the recently extended Community Culture and Safety Tax, and uses it to match participating artists with property owners who provide a canvas in the shape of walls, garages and fences. Although the art is on private properties, it must be visible to the public-right-of-way, and must be maintained and kept for at least five years by the property owner.

"It was a very exciting project to work on, the whole team came out to work on it on a Sunday," said Mitch Deans, architectural designer at Workshop8, which created one of the murals.

The Nov. 2 event will start at 4 p.m. at Elks Park, 3995 28th St. Attendees can meet the artists and enjoy refreshments before guided tours of the mural installations start at 4.30 p.m.

The event is free, but reservations are required and can be made by emailing publicart@bouldercolorado.gov with "bus" or "bike" and the number of attendees in the subject field.

For more information on the Creative Neighborhoods Mural Program, visit Boulderarts.org.

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